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The Starved Writer

Cheating in Competitions

When I was 7 or 8 and at primary school, there was a colouring competition. It was a Christmas scene that we had to colour in, from memory, and the prize was a full pack of 12 Conti Painting Pencils.

Conti Painting Pencils were at that time, in the opinion of every 8 year old [...]

Subliminal Messages

When I was 14 and studying GCSEs, my Dad tried to get me to study more by planting a subliminal message in my head. He did this by coming into my room while I was asleep and repeating the word “study” a few times, in the hope that it would register in my subconscious and [...]